Yes...I have a flipping clear BLISTER on my right eyeball! I just noticed it tonight and it hurts!

Has anyone ever heard of this? I'm kinda worried.

It means you need to get to a DR.

Nothinbutjoy said:

I'm going to go tomorrow. I hope I'm not growing a conjoined twin or something!

applekisses said:

Good, if it's something new to you, it's best to get it checked out.



Hope it ends up okay!

Is it actually on the globe or the conjunctiva? (the surrounding tissue)
An Opthamologist is best to see.

xplnyrslf said:

It's on the globe of my eye and my eye is very tired. Would something like this be considered an emergency? I'm debating about making an appointment with an opthamologist vs. going to an urgent care.

I've gotten a "sty" before:
http://www.webmd.com/eye-...sty-basics

It's like a pimple on the eyelid. Treatable.

oh sounds nasty apples.. I hope its nothing bad

OK. See if you can find it in here based on your symptoms:
http://www.webmd.com/eye-...e-injuries

xplnyrslf said:

I've had those too...it's actually on the white part of my eyeball. It's a clear blister just to the right of my iris.

aww babe

applekisses said:

That's awful.

Yeah, I think you're right to be worried. I don't know if this actually makes any SENSE, but if it were me, I'd consider it an emergency if I could see it in my field of vision (ie. it's affecting a part of the cornea that could impair my vision). If not, I'd wait until the next day, unless I couldn't stand the pain. For whatever that's worth. I tend to be a bit jumpy about eye stuff, personally.

If it's actually on the eye itself, I'd go to urgent care. You may not see someone immediately tomorrow, and delaying treatment could affect your vision.
What I've done is call around at the hospitals/urgent care and see what the wait time is,as it could be anywhere between 2,-12,-24, hours wait, depending on how busy the place is. I work at a trauma center and for quicker treatment I go elsewhere. An urgent care center should diagnose the problem.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Thanks, honey.
It's not blocking my field of vision and it seems to hurt more now that I've taken my contacts out. I work for a healthcare system, so I think it'll be pretty easy for me to get in to see a doc tomorrow. I'm just a little freaked out because I've never seen this before.

xplnyrslf said:

I work for a healthcare system and we've got a couple of urgent care facilities as well as five emergency departments. Plus, there are many opthamologists I can choose from. I will probably go the urgent care or opthamology route in the morning. I just don't want to sit in a waiting room all night.

Mach said:

Thanks, Mach

REDFEATHERS said:

Thank you, honey

applekisses said:

It helps if you can work around the system....

applekisses said:

Google up "phlyctenule". What you describe sounds like that.

Here's a picture: http://www.opt.pacificu.e...g%2022.jpg

If that is what you have, it could be caused by a number of different things ranging from dry eye to allergies to a bacterial infection to having rubbed or scratched your eye somehow, and so treatment would be dependent on cause.

Definitely see your opthamologist tomorrow about this, but try not to worry tonight.

xplnyrslf said:

it does! I'm going to see what strings I can pull in the morning.

WillyWonka said:

Thank you, sweetie

This sounds definitely more like what I have, but my blister is clear. Maybe it's just starting out?

All the advice u have been given is wrong. the FIRST thing u should do with this is post pictures of it. C'mon lets see that blister!

3121 said:

It's clear, so it's hard to see. I've been showing my coworkers. I've got an appt with an opthamologist in two hours, so hopefully, the mystery will be solved!

i have no advice, just wanted to say good luck!

Clamidya of the eye.

applekisses said:

I've had something like that before. It's no big deal. Just use regular eyedrops to keep it a little more comfortable (it can be annoying to have it rubbing against the eyelid).

Any time I've had this (it's been awhile), it's gone away on its own. Try not to rub it. You'll be fine.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Eye can't believe you std that!

xplnyrslf said:

i was wondering if that might be it! those are annoying. but they have stye medicine available in the supermarkets in the u.s. here in europe people tend to go more homeopathic, so the last time i had one a friend helped me treat it with an eye wash made from chamomile tea, of all things!

xplnyrslf said:

i was wondering if that might be it! those are annoying. but they have stye medicine available in the supermarkets in the u.s. here in europe people tend to go more homeopathic, so the last time i had one a friend helped me treat it with an eye wash made from chamomile tea, of all things!